Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 5C. Sherman, 1844 - Počet stran: 591 |
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... dangerous for vessels , as it cannot be seen from a distance , and a vessel , in thick weather , would scarcely have time to avoid it after it was discovered . A number of islands and reefs , reported to exist 4 BOWDITCH ISLAND .
... dangerous for vessels , as it cannot be seen from a distance , and a vessel , in thick weather , would scarcely have time to avoid it after it was discovered . A number of islands and reefs , reported to exist 4 BOWDITCH ISLAND .
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... weather continued cloudy throughout the day , with squalls visible in various parts of the horizon . Our experience corroborated the generally conceived idea that this kind of weather usually occurs near small islands ; but that these ...
... weather continued cloudy throughout the day , with squalls visible in various parts of the horizon . Our experience corroborated the generally conceived idea that this kind of weather usually occurs near small islands ; but that these ...
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... weather . Below the eaves , the whole was open from the ground to the roof . The thatching , made of pandanus - leaves , was of great thickness , and put on loosely . The interior of the houses was very clean , but there was no ...
... weather . Below the eaves , the whole was open from the ground to the roof . The thatching , made of pandanus - leaves , was of great thickness , and put on loosely . The interior of the houses was very clean , but there was no ...
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... weather , they did not reach it until the 28th , though only a few miles distant , when it was surveyed , and found to be seven miles and two - tenths long , in a north and south direction , and five miles wide from east to west . It is ...
... weather , they did not reach it until the 28th , though only a few miles distant , when it was surveyed , and found to be seven miles and two - tenths long , in a north and south direction , and five miles wide from east to west . It is ...
Strana 11
... weather clear , he heard the distant sound of surf ; soon afterwards the wind changed , when land was discovered close to the vessel , bearing northeast . They made signal to the tender , and hove - to till daylight , when the largest ...
... weather clear , he heard the distant sound of surf ; soon afterwards the wind changed , when land was discovered close to the vessel , bearing northeast . They made signal to the tender , and hove - to till daylight , when the largest ...
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